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I love Dame Helen Mirren, but NO!
(Make that Doctor? NO!)
Two Words.
Hugh Laurie.
The House is in The Doctor (evil grin)
Sheesh. Just as I was finally getting used to Matt Smith after the trauma of losing David Tennant.
You cannot allow yourself to get attached to any of the Doctors. LOL!!!
Another poster mentioned Hugh Laurie, which would be vastly entertaining, but I am afraid he would end up acting too much like the House character. :-/
My guess is that they are going to pull in an older actor in order to pay homage to the fact that there hasn’t been a “grandfatherly” Doctor since the reboot.
Has there ever been a female Doctor before?
After Tom Baker in the 1970’s, every new Doctor has been something of a disappointment for me.
I think James Bond fans are going to feel the same way when Daniel Craig retires.
Some actors just “own” a role and viewers can never completely let go of it.
A host of names have been suggested in Sunday's papers, among them Idris Elba, Dame Helen Mirren and John Hurt.
What speculation?
John Hurt appeared at the end of the series finale (season finale to us Yanks) and was more or less said to the the next Doctor.
I just saw the season finale and they introduced John Hurt as The Doctor.
Ed
Idris Elba would be a welcome return to a more grown-up Christopher Eccleston-like Doctor. Luther in Space?
Matt Smith was HORRIBLE! Creepy-looking and boring! I’d love Karl Urban or some of the yummy down under guys. SOMEone with some sexuality! Geez BBC, come ON!
Please ...
Might be time to start watching again. I could not stand Matt Smith.
I only just finished Season 3, so am a little behind; but great series.
If they go with a female Doctor, I’m not watching. That would ruin it for me!
Side note, my kids saw that today was ‘Bad Wolf’ day. We have it written all over our driveway, the windows of the van and the fence in neon chalk. :0)
Hey, Tom Baker’s available. Not sure how he’d react, though, when the producer says, “Now Tom, here’s a special effect that we paid more than ten pounds sterling for.” I don’t think he’s ever been there.
I think Matt Smith should stick around, he reminds me of the older versions of the role.
John Hurt was already shown as a version of the Doctor who gave up that role, gave up being a Time Lord.
I thought John Hurt was going to be the next Doctor?